Storm could bring five to nine inches of snow

10:56 PM,
Mar. 19, 2013

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News-Leader Staff

Today may officially be the first day of spring, but the National Weather Service has posted a winter storm watch in effect from Thursday morning through Friday morning.

"Storm total snow accumulations of five to nine inches appear possible roughly from a Nevada to Springfield to West Plains line," a forecast discussion on the NWS site reads.

The impact of the system will ultimately depend on whether a warm "nose" of air penetrates the area from the southwest, according to the NWS. As of now, meteorologists expect that the "rapid onset of moderate to occasionally heavy precipitation ...